In the Mass Effect universe, of all the squad members available, who would be your: 1) Favorite female character, 2) Least favorite female character, 3) Favorite male character, 4) Least favorite male character? I understand this may be tough, considering how wonderful they each are in their own respects, but for the sake of curiosity, please make some sacrifices. Also, I apologize for making you pick D:
Oooh. This IS difficult, but I'll try to pick. (holy shit while I'm typing this I'm realizing how difficult it really isFavorite female character: Tali'Zorah. She's always kind of felt like Shep's little sister to me. I've headcanon'd the fuck out of her relationship with my Kennedy Shepard. Colonist Shep lost her little sister along with her parents in the raid on Mindoir, and Tali reminds her of the girl so much. As time passes, Tali becomes less her little sister and more her equal. Feelings were had between the two, but as much as she cares about the Quarian, she couldn't see past the "we might as well be sisters" thing. Idk, Tali's lovely and quirky, she's so curious about everything and tech-savvy. She's so excited about things and at the same time she's so bad ass. I love Tali.Least favorite female character: This is quite possibly even more difficult than my most favorite one, especially since it's squadmates and not so much "characters on board". I would probably have to go with Morinth. In my very first ME2 playthrough, I picked Morinth over Samara, even though I was playing as a Paragon Shep. I never gave Samara much of a chance at first, and found her rather bland. I think it was because of the way she spoke that she bored me so quickly. Giving her a second chance however, I began to see how wrong Morinth really was. I appreciate her choice to be free and all that, but she's seriously lost her appeal.Favorite male character: Kaidan Alenko. Definitely. And not just because he's handsome, and his voice makes me shiver and the thought of his stubble... Well, not just that. He's a great character. As with Samara, I found him bland and uninteresting in my first playthrough (which only took me 12 hours, so no wonder) When I put some time into my second playthrough, I was tacken aback by his stories. His time at BAaT, however horrifying, ended up making him stronger and strengthened his resolve. It could have turned him bitter, but instead he took that experience and vowed to do better. Many hated him for the way he acted on Horizon. But really, I think it shows how strong his convictions are, how loyal he is to the Alliance. The message he then sends to Shepard soon after really shows how incredibly conflicted he is, especially to romanced Shep. He's had to deal with her death for two years, he's mourned, he's been angry, he's focused back on his work, and there she is all of a sudden, seemingly undoing everything they fought for against Cerberus. I could go on forever and ever about him, but I'd just like to say I think his character is incredibly well written.Least favorite male character:As much as I'd like to say this is a difficult one, I have to admit it really isn't. Unfortunately, I'd have to pick Jacob Taylor. Now, hear me out, this is not because of him per se, but because I don't think they did him justice in ME3.In ME2, he's a wonderful character. He's strong, he's got a sense of humor, and, yeah, the way he carries himself is rather attractive. Although I've not personally romanced him, I've seen some of it, and it seems, in ME2, to be one of the most fulfilling romances. Then you meet him again in ME3 and it's "Oh, hey Shepard, meet my girlfriend, we're having a baby soon." And it's not that he's not earned some love in his life, but it seems awfully rushed by his writers. There's no closure between Shepard and Jacob, and while Shep has only been incarcerated, rather than being dead, the writers never had him contact Shep about it.Again, it's just a shame, as I really, really liked him in ME2.Thanks for the ask, though! It's really interesting to really put down your feelings for a certain character and offering a new perspective (:
